[P1] Reading word documents

[Harry D. Corsover]

On Jan 26, 2004, at 4:01 PM, Angus Wallace wrote:

> Just out of curiosity (my ibook hasn't arrived - yet  ;-): how well do
> the two programs (TextEdit and AppleWorks) read *.doc files? What about
> complicated files with tables of contents, embedded
> graphs/pictures/tables, hyperlinks and complicated formatting?
>
> Cheers,
> -Angus

A general response:

If you need to be able to see exactly what was intended in a Word 
document (the things you mentioned above, and exact line and page 
breaks) there is nothing that will do it as well as Word. Even Word 
won't always show you precisely what the document's author sees, given 
different margin settings, fonts, etc.

If all you need is to see the page elements (text, graphics, etc.) then 
you have more choices. If you need precision (e.g., if you are 
editing/proofreading, or contributing to a final document for 
printing/publication, then stick with Word.

Regards,

Harry Corsover

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